Police pursuit in northwest Miami-Dade ends with rollover multi-vehicle crash, several hospitalized and suspects detained

What happened

A law-enforcement pursuit in northwest Miami-Dade ended in a multi-vehicle collision that left several people injured, sent multiple victims to area hospitals and resulted in suspects being taken into custody.

Authorities said the incident began as an attempt to stop a vehicle connected to a burglary investigation. During the ensuing events, the vehicles involved collided, and one vehicle rolled over, creating a complex crash scene that required an emergency response.

Injuries and emergency response

Fire rescue crews responded to reports of people trapped and a vehicle overturned. Technical rescue teams used hydraulic tools to free occupants from at least one vehicle. Several people were transported for treatment, while at least one additional person was evaluated at the scene.

Public safety officials have not released a complete list of the injured or clarified how many of those hurt were inside the vehicle being pursued versus other vehicles involved. No deaths were announced in initial updates.

Custody status and investigative focus

Officials said multiple people were taken into custody following the crash. Investigators have not publicly detailed the specific charges connected to the pursuit, and it has not been confirmed how many people were inside the fleeing vehicle at the start of the incident.

Investigations following pursuit-related crashes typically address several parallel issues, including:

• whether the attempted stop and any subsequent pursuit complied with agency policy and state standards;
• the driving conduct of the fleeing suspect and any contributing factors such as speed, impairment, or traffic conditions;
• the sequence of impacts and whether any vehicle defects or roadway conditions played a role;
• the extent of injuries and property damage across all involved vehicles.

What remains unknown

Key details remained unsettled in the hours after the crash, including the identities and ages of those injured, the number of vehicles struck before the rollover, and the precise path of the pursuit through northwest Miami-Dade streets. Authorities also had not released a timeline showing where the initial attempted stop occurred and where investigators believe the decisive driving errors or collisions began.

Pursuit-related crashes can produce rapidly evolving scenes with multiple victims and competing investigative priorities, including medical triage, scene security, and the preservation of evidence for reconstruction.

What’s next

Investigators are expected to continue interviewing witnesses, reviewing available video (including nearby cameras where applicable), and completing crash reconstruction before releasing a fuller account of how the pursuit progressed and why it ended in a rollover. Any additional charges or court proceedings are likely to follow after detectives finalize the initial investigative reports.